Sample 1
Running Head: A SAMPLE OF AN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
A Sample of an American Psychological Association Title Page
Iman A. Student
Delaware Technical & Community College
August 27, 2008
Note that the header of the page ONLY contains the
shortened title of the paper and the page number.
(Microsoft 2007
On the first body line of the page, the
words “Running Head” in mixed
capital letters appear, followed by the
first 50 characters (including spaces
and punctuation) of the full title of
the paper ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS
1st line: Full Title of Paper
2nd Line: First name, middle initial, last name
3rd Line: Institutional Affiliation
4th Line: Due Date
The page is double-spaced with 1” margins. The font is 12-pt Times New Roman. If you set up the page
correctly, after the Running Head, hit the ENTER key 9 times to center the data in the middle of the page.
Create by selecting
Insert, Page Number,
Top of Page
(Microsoft 2007).
Choose Plain
Number 3. Before
the number, type
your title followed by
five spaces.